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2020 End Of Year Report

Dear Friends and Supporters, As we near the end of this unprecedented and challenging year, we want to thank you for your partnership and support. Despite a year like none other, we at New American Economy are proud of what we were able to accomplish. Here’s a snapshot of what we did this year: We […]

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Crain’s Cleveland Business: Ohio business leaders will push for place-based immigration in 2021

The push for more immigration targeted to specific regional areas as a means to replace declining population while growing the workforce is one of the main focuses for Ohio Business for Immigration Solutions and other organizations. As Ohio’s 134th General Assembly and the 117th Congress prepare toconvene new legislative sessions in January, business leaders havejoined […]

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Trump’s ‘Death to Asylum’ Rule Will Go Into Effect Days Before He Leaves Office

The Trump administration has finalized a sweeping regulation that will effectively end asylum protection in the United States. The regulation, which was proposed in June, is set to go into effect on January 11—only nine days before President Trump leaves office. If implemented, it will mean that very few people fleeing persecution will be able […]

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Liberians Have Until December 20 to Apply for a Green Card Under the LRIF Program

Thousands of Liberians living lawfully in the United States run the risk of detention and deportation if they do not apply for the Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness program (LRIF) by the December 20 filing deadline. The LRIF program offers an estimated 10,300 Liberians who have lived in the United States since November 20, 2014 the […]

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District Court Stops Regulations Restricting the H-1B Visa Category

On December 1, a federal district court judge disrupted the Trump administration’s relentless attack on legal immigration by halting two new sets of regulations. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and others challenged interim final rules issued by the U.S. Departments of Homeland Security (DHS) and Labor (DOL) impacting the H-1B category. The DOL interim final […]

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Discriminatory Treatment of Haitians Throughout History Informs Current Policy at the US-Mexico Border

For years, the Trump administration has argued that limited capacity at ports of entry led to its policy of turning back asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border (the “turnback policy”). But a recent amicus—or “friend of the court”—brief filed in a lawsuit challenging this policy argues that the true justification is racial hostility. In the […]

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Election 2020 Recap: Examining a Diverse Hispanic Electorate

This year’s election saw the most racially and ethnically diverse U.S. electorate in history. For the first time in U.S. history, Hispanic Americans were the largest minority group among eligible voters, overtaking African Americans. This shift in the electorate is likely to have significant effects on the outcomes of future elections. While Hispanics nationwide supported […]

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Making the Case for Ending Immigration Detention

Immigration detention was dangerous before President Trump took office four years ago. His policies—coupled with a deadly global pandemic—have only made the situation more dire. Immigration detention has expanded in the past decade, driven largely by large private prison companies such as CoreCivic and GEO Group. These companies’ sole motivation is to maximize their profit […]

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Hundreds of Cubans Who Cannot Be Deported Face Prolonged Detention

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage inside ICE detention centers, hundreds of Cubans who cannot be deported, continue to be detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). They have exhausted their options in their legal cases but remain detained months after a judge issued a final order of removal. This situation occurs because […]

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21 for ‘21: Fixing America’s Immigration System

President-elect Biden has promised a new course on immigration policy in his Administration. The challenges before him and his Administration will be many, but so are the opportunities to reaffirm the importance of immigration to American society, American culture, and the American economy. At New American Economy, we believe that immigration reform can and should […]

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